TREND TAKEOUT: HALLOWEEN MAKEUP COSTUME IDEAS

We’ve all been there. A last-minute costume party invite and the sudden panic over nothing to wear, or the ideas to whip it together. Thankfully, we’re taking the guesswork out of Halloween this year with the coolest beauty-inspired costumes that’ll have everyone begging you for the how-tos. We asked three Glow editors for their dress-up tips, tricks and inspirations. The hardest part? Deciding which character you want to be first!

The Editor: Nicole Keen, Market/Copy Editor

The Look: Pop art makeup inspired by Roy Lichtenstein’s paintings. I really liked the idea of exaggerating my features and creating a dramatic, cartoony version of myself.

I started with the pops of colour, applying red lipstick to my lips and white liner to my lower lash lines.

Next I used black liquid liner to create dramatic brows over my natural brows, outline my lips and eyes and create frown lines down the centre of my face, following my natural lines. (FYI: If I were to try this look again, I would sketch out the lines with a black pencil BEFORE filling things in with the liquid liner.)

To add more detail to my eyes, I used the liquid liner to draw lashes on my upper and lower lids before adding mascara and gluing on false eyelashes.

Then I used the blue eyeshadow stick to create tears below one of my eyes, and I lined the shape with black liquid liner.

Last but not least, I created highlights on my tears and lips with the white liner for a 3D effect. This look was definitely a bit labour intensive, but the payoff was well worth the effort. In the end, I really felt like a pop art princess!

The Editor: Lisa Hannam, Health Editor

The Look: Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 flick Cleopatra. This is an iconic look that’s a total beauty commitment. It’s solid colour from the lids to the brows; I love the impact this makes.

The Products: Eyebrow Liner in Medium Brown, Essence Dip Eyeliner in Black, Maybelline Color Tattoo by EyeStudio in Tenacious Teal, and NYC Get It All Mascara in Extreme Black.

How To:

It starts with the eyebrows. I went big, oversized and thick. The key to nailing Liz’s divine brows is to draw a long, skinny end that meets up with the graphic cat eye. Then, once your brows are big and full, start lining your eyes.

Where the brow ends, now extend that line with the black eyeliner for about a centimetre. Do the same with the other eye. Then draw a line from the top of the eyeliner to the outer corner of your eye. Do the same with the bottom. Fill in that triangle-like box with eyeliner. Do the same for the other eye. This will give it some time to dry. If it cracks, just fill it in. Now, line the full eye above the top and below the bottom lashes. Be sure to that the inner eyeliner has a point.

Using a small eyeshadow brush, carefully apply the shadow from your brow bone down to your eyeliner. Fill in the shadow with a larger eyeshadow brush. You’ll want this to be opaque, so keep applying for an even look.

Apply a coat of mascara and your favourite nude lippy, and you’re ready to rule your own empire.

The Editor: Emily MacCulloch, Assistant Beauty and Fashion Editor

The Look: Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad. I predict that this look is going to be super-popular this year as this flick was such a blockbuster. And if you want to wear it—lucky for you—it’s super easy to recreate.

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